ostracon
- Museum number
- EA55969
- Description
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Ostracon, fragment of the body of a red-brown pottery ribbed vessel, the fabric is partially black in section, the interior is spotted with a dark-brown resinous deposit, the exterior is covered with a red-brown slip and remains of five lines of Coptic text written in black ink, now worn in places, containing a receipt.
- Production date
- 6thC-8thC
- Dimensions
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Height: 50 millimetres (max)
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Width: 69 millimetres (max)
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- In this and several other receipts the camel-driver is named John. It is however doubtful whether the same person is concerned throughout. In 1923,0327.187 (O.Sarga 227) the name is "John the younger", in 1923,0327.190 (O.Sarga 228) "John the elder", and we also have a John on 1923,0327.174 (O.Sarga 351) or 1923,0327.121 (O.Sarga 354), a John 1923,0327.116 (O.Sarga 370), and a John on 1923,0327.118 (O.Sarga 121); 1923,0327.276 (O.Sarga 122); 1923,0327.277 (O.Sarga 385). These may conceivably all be the same, but the name was a very common one, and it is more likely that there were several camel-drivers called John.
- Location
- Not on display
- Condition
- fair (text worn in parts)
- Acquisition date
- 1923
- Department
- Egypt and Sudan
- BM/Big number
- EA55969
- Registration number
- 1923,0327.236
- Additional IDs
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Miscellaneous number: O.Sarga 233 (text edition abbreviation according to Oates et al 2001)
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Miscellaneous number: SB XVIII 13422 (text edition abbreviation according to Oates et al 2001)